First vs. second rotation of a poplar short rotation coppice: Above-ground biomass productivity and shoot dynamics

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 174-185

  Verlinden, M S ^a   Broeckx, L S ^a   Ceulemans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Genotypic differences; POPFULL; Populus; Stem basal area; Tree mortality; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ROTATION;

GENOTYPIC DIFFERENCES; POPFULL; POPULUS; STEM BASAL AREA; TREE MORTALITY; YIELD;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DRY MATTER; GENOTYPE; MORTALITY; SHOOT GROWTH; YIELD;

COPPICE; PLANTATIONS; POPULUS; ROTATION;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS MAXIMOWICZII; POPULUS NIGRA; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 84920728115     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 1873-2909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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